After classification of the marshalling yards by hump capacity, various types of automatic systems are described and compared. These include target shooting from primary or siding retarders, restricted target shooting, a system with automatic brake mules, semicontinuous systems of speed control such as the Swedish ASEA or British Dowty systems and forced continuous speed control systems.
Choosing hardware to automate marshalling yards
Die Auswahl von Automatisierungseinrichtungen im Zugbildungsbahnhoefen
Railway Gazette International ; 136 , 2 ; 130-134
1980
5 Seiten, 6 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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